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For 20 years, English professor Brian Daldorph has taught Douglas County Jail inmates poetry. He's compiled some of their works in his new book, "Words Is A Powerful Thing."
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Many of us have been spending more time outside during the pandemic, taking photos, gardening, or birdwatching. A new chapbook features 10 poems inspired by Kansas birds, from the barn owl to the house finch.
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Kansas City Artists Wait For COVID-19 Vaccines And Keep Hoping For The Return To Indoor PerformancesIt’s been a pandemic year off — for writers, artists, musicians and actors. Canceled shows and readings, and postponed plans. And a smattering of online productions.
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After the events of last summer’s protests and the ongoing pandemic, Streetcar Authority officials say they "couldn’t take a break” from holding this year’s Black History Month Celebration.
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Like other groups, poets and poetry lovers are meeting virtually and strengthening their ties in the process.
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'Sweeter Voices Still' depicts the honesty of self-discovery in an anthology of LGBTQ voices from the Midwest, Appalachia, the Rust Belt, the Great Plains, and the Upper South.
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A former Chiefs' center remembers what it meant to play for coach Marty Schottenheimer, practical advice for driving on icy roads from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and a new anthology of LGBTQ voices from across the Midwest in 'Sweeter Voices Still'.
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Rockhurst University professor emeritus Patricia Cleary Miller has just published a collection called "Can You Smell the Rain?" — a book rife with sorrows, but a comedy in the end.
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It was a St. Louis-born man who wrote what is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century — T. S. Eliot. Now, a trove of letters is giving readers and researchers a new window into the life and times of the poet, essayist, playwright and critic.
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Registering and voting in this years' elections will look different because of the pandemic, a Kansas suburb considers rules for residents to keep backyard chickens, and newly-revealed letters of Missouri native T. S. Eliot provide a deeper understanding of the famed poet.
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The university, faced with financial challenges from the pandemic, cuts staffing for the radio show and publisher BkMk Press.
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KCUR asked poet Glenn North to reflect on what the next normal might be for Kansas City. He writes that the pandemic has exposed a deep racism in our society.